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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesperfectionnisme
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pɛʁ.fɛk.sjɔ.nism
"Son perfectionnisme l'empêche parfois d'avancer."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Refusal to accept any standard short of perfection, often accompanied by extreme critical self-evaluation.
"Her crippling perfectionism prevented her from finishing the manuscript on time." - 2
A doctrine holding that religious, moral, social, or intellectual perfection is attainable or desirable.
"Early utopian communities often practiced a form of philosophical perfectionism."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'perfectus', meaning complete or finished, combined with the suffix '-ism'. It entered the English lexicon in the 19th century initially within theological contexts to describe the belief in spiritual moral perfection, later evolving in psychology to denote a personality trait characterized by striving for flawlessness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Perfectionism" is said worldwide
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perfectionnisme
Transliteration: pɛʁ.fɛk.sjɔ.nism
"Son perfectionnisme l'empêche parfois d'avancer."
Perfektionismus
Transliteration: pɛʁ.fɛk.tsjoˈnɪsmʊs
"Übertriebener Perfektionismus kann zu Burnout führen."
perfezionismo
Transliteration: per.fet.tjoˈniz.mo
"Il suo perfezionismo rallenta il lavoro."
perfeccionismo
Transliteration: peɾ.fek.sjoˈnis.mo
"El perfeccionismo excesivo causa estrés innecesario."
perfeccionismo
Transliteration: peʁ.fɛ.si.uˈniʒ.mu
"O perfeccionismo dele pode ser exaustivo."
पूर्णतावाद
Transliteration: pūrṇatāvād
"उसका पूर्णतावाद उसे हर काम देर से पूरा करवाता है।"
完美主义
Transliteration: wán měi zhǔ yì
"过度的完美主义会带来精神压力。"
완벽주의
Transliteration: wan-byeok-ju-ui
"지나친 완벽주의는 스트레스를 유발할 수 있습니다."
完璧主義
Transliteration: kanpekishugi
"彼女の完璧主義がプロジェクトの進行を遅らせた。"
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